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From: "Daryl John Crabtree" <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] WEST WIMMERA MAIL
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:53:18 +1000


December 27, 1918

Shocking Fatality
Returned Soldier killed
A shocking fatality occurred on the road opposite the Horsham Gasworks on
Christmas Eve, when ex Private "Pat" COULTER met his death. It appears from
what we can gather that when the deceased was driving in a gig over the
crossing leading from the Criterion Hotel, his horse, a flighty animal, took
fright and bolted up Wilson St. around the Royal Hotel past Young Bros. sale
yards and back into Wilson St. on reaching which, it turned back in the
direction of home--Quantong--increasing its pace considerably. Ex Private
COULTER was thrown out at the spot stated, and falling on his head, his neck
was dislocated. He was immediately conveyed to the Horsham Hospital, but
died just as he reached that institution. When the news became known a
gloom was cast over the whole district, particularly that of Quantong,
COULTER being very popular with all classes. Enlisting in 1915, at
Quantong, where he was employed by Mr JAHN, young COULTER went to the front.
He was gassed and was invalided back to Australia last May 12 months.
Recently he was handed over Mr HOYLE's orchard at Quantong under the
repatriation scheme. An inquiry into the cause of death was held on
Thursday morning, when a verdict of accidental death was returned. In the
afternoon the deceased soldier was given a military funeral. Mr COULTER
leaves a widow in Scotland, who was on the water or about to sail when the
sad fatality occurred. Mr A.S. RODGERS has cabled to the Military
authorities acquainting them of what has happened.

Daryl Crabtree
Gladstone
Qld
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/



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